Program 4: Cancer Epidemiology and Population Science (CEPS)

CEP iconThe cancer epidemiology and population science program focuses on:

  • Aim 1: Cancer etiology
  • Aim 2: Primary and secondary cancer prevention
  • Aim 3: Cancer health services and outcomes

Program Co-Leader: Mary E. Charlton, PhD, BSN, professor, Epidemiology and Pathology
Program Co-Leader: Mark W. Vander Weg, PhD, professor, Head of Community and Behavioral Health

Full Members

Rima A. Afifi, PhD, MPH

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Community and Behavioral Health

Natoshia M. Askelson, MPH, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Interim Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Community and Behavioral Health

Guadalupe M. Canahuate, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mary Charlton, PhD, BSN

    Full Member,
  • Co-leader, Cancer Epidemiology and Population Science (CEPS)
  • Professor
  • Department: Epidemiology, Director and Principal Investigator of the State Health Registry of Iowa/Iowa Cancer Registry

Catherine H. Cherwin, PhD, MSN, RN

    Full Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Nursing

Elizabeth Chrischilles, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Associate Director for Population Science
  • Department of Epidemiology Chair
  • Pomerantz Chair in Public Health
  • Health Effectiveness Research Center Director
  • Professor
  • Department: Epidemiology

David M. Cwiertny, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Professor, Chemistry
  • Director, Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination
  • Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemistry

David Dickens, MD, FAAP

    Full Member,
  • Clinical Professor
  • UI Dance Marathon Chair in Pediatric Oncology
  • Department: Pediatrics

Sue E. Gardner, PhD, RN

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Nursing

Jessica S. Gorzelitz, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) Chair, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Health and Human Physiology

Richard M. Hoffman, MD, MPH

    Full Member,
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Department: Internal Medicine, Epidemiology

Keri C. Hornbuckle, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Matthew Bryant Howren, PhD, MPH

    Full Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Jian Huang, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Department: Statistics and Actuarial Science, Biostatistics

Jong Sung Kim, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Occupational and Environmental Health

Hans-Joachim Lehmler, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Occupational and Environmental Health

Barcey T. Levy, MD, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Family Medicine

Brian K. Link, MD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Ingrid Lizarraga, MBBS

    Full Member,
  • Clinical Professor
  • Department: Surgery

Susan K. Lutgendorf, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Psychological and Brain Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Charles F. Lynch, MD, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Department: Epidemiology

Kate Magsamen-Conrad, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Communication Studies

Bradley D. McDowell, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Population Research Core Director
  • Department: Cancer Center

Benjamin J. Miller, MD, MS

    Full Member,
  • Co-Leader of the Sarcoma MOG
  • Professor
  • Department: Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Sarah Nash, PhD, MPH

    Full Member,
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • Department: Epidemiology

Marcus Nashelsky, MD

    Full Member,
  • Clinical Professor
  • Department: Epidemiology and Pathology

Michael A. O'Rorke, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Epidemiology

Jacob J. Oleson, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Biostatistics

Edith A. Parker, MPH, DrPH

    Full Member,
  • Dean, College of Public Health
  • Professor, Community & Behavioral Health
  • Department: Community and Behavioral Health, Director, Prevention Research Center for Rural Health

Jennifer G. Powers, MD

    Full Member,
  • Clinical Associate Professor
  • Department: Dermatology

Heather S. Reisinger, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Associate Director for Engagement, Integration, and Implementation for ICTS
  • Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Paul Romitti, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Biostatistics, Epidemiology

Mary C. Schroeder, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Pharmacy Practice and Science

Aaron Seaman, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Brian J. Smith, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Biostatistics

Linda G. Snetselaar, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Epidemiology

Peter S. Thorne, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor and Director
  • Department: Occupational and Environmental Health

Mark W. Vander Weg, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Co-leader, Cancer Epidemiology and Population Science (CEPS)
  • Head of Community and Behavioral Health
  • Professor
  • Department: Community and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine, Psychological and Brain Sciences

Terry Wahls, MD

    Full Member,
  • Clinical Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Kai Wang, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Biostatistics

Shannon Lea Watkins, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Community and Behavioral Health

Michele M. West, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Associate Research Scientist
  • Department: State Health Registry

Stephanie H. White, PhD, APRN-C

    Full Member,
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Department: Nursing

Xian Jin Xie, PhD

    Full Member,
  • College of Dentistry Associate Dean for Research
  • Division of Biostatistics and Computational Biology Centennial Professor and Director
  • Professor
  • Department: Preventive and Community Dentistry

Whitney E. Zahnd, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Health Management and Policy

Gideon K. D. Zamba, PhD

    Full Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Biostatistics

Associate Members

Arwa Aburizik, MD, MS

    Associate Member,
  • Psychosocial Oncology Program Director
  • Clinical Associate Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine, Psychiatry

Alaa AlBashayreh, PhD, MSHI, RN

    Associate Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Nursing

Erica M. Carlisle, MD

    Associate Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Pediatrics, Surgery

Sena Chae, PhD, RN

    Associate Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Nursing

Nicole Fleege, MD

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Emily Hill, MD

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Associate Professor
  • Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Helen M. Lillie, PhD

    Associate Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Communication Studies

Nicole Negbenebor, MD

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Skin of Color Clinic
  • Department: Dermatology

Nitin A. Pagedar, MD, MPH

    Associate Member,
  • Co-Leader of the Head and Neck Cancer MOG
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Otolaryngology

Sneha Phadke, DO, MPH

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Associate Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Emily K. Roberts, PhD

    Associate Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Biostatistics

Christopher Strouse, MD

    Associate Member,
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Yuanlu Sun, PhD, BSN

    Associate Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Nursing

Darrin Thompson, MPH, PhD

    Associate Member,
  • Associate Director, Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination
  • Department:

Affiliate Members

Lucas J. Carr, PhD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Health and Human Physiology

Natalie Denburg, PhD, MA

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor
  • Department: Neurology

Anjali Deshpande, PhD, MPH

    Affiliate Member,
  • Master of Public Health (MPH) Program Director
  • Clinical Associate Professor
  • Department: Epidemiology

Fredric E. Gerr, MD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Department: Occupational and Environmental Health

Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor
  • College of Nursing Associate Dean for Faculty
  • Co-Director of the Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence
  • Department: Adult and Gerontology Area of Study, John A. Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence

Amanda R Kahl, MPH

    Affiliate Member,
  • Research Specialist, State Health Registry of Iowa
  • Department: Epidemiology

Gabriele Ludewig, MS, PhD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Department: Occupational and Environmental Health

Larry W. Robertson, PhD, MPH

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Department: Occupational and Environmental Health

Audrey Saftlas, MPH, PhD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Department: Epidemiology

Aaron Scherer, PhD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Kelly W. Sittig

    Affiliate Member,
  • Iowa Cancer Consortium Executive Director
  • Department: Cancer Center

Mary S. Vaughan-Sarrazin, PhD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Robert B. Wallace, MD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Department: Epidemiology, Internal Medicine

Kang Zhao, PhD

    Affiliate Member,
  • Associate Professor
  • Department: Management Sciences

Affiliates

Laurence J. Fuortes, MD

    Affiliate,
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Department: Occupational and Environmental Health